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Andy's Top 2022
Albums from 2022 ranked in order best to worst.
Top 10 songs:
1. Panzerfaust - The Far Bank At The River Styx
2. Darkest Era - A Path Made Of Roots
3. Sumerlands - Twilight Points The Way
4. An…
Top 10 songs:
1. Panzerfaust - The Far Bank At The River Styx
2. Darkest Era - A Path Made Of Roots
3. Sumerlands - Twilight Points The Way
4. An…
| 1. | Panzerfaust - The Suns Of Perdition - Chapter III: The Astral Drain |
| 2. | Immolation - Acts Of God |
| 3. | An Abstract Illusion - Woe |
| 4. | Psychonaut - Violate Consensus Reality |
| 5. | Aenaon - Mnemosyne |
| + 703 more |
2022: Jan-Jun
Honestly curious to see if I get anywhere near 2021's ludicrous album count (~900) this year; should hopefully be some very high-scoring albums in the first couple of months, but otherwise let's…
| 1. | Persefone - Metanoia |
| 2. | Hath - All That Was Promised |
| 3. | Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory |
| 4. | Playgrounded - The Death Of Death |
| 5. | Kardashev - Liminal Rite |
| + 580 more |
2022: The Plague, War And You
Looks like we get to go around the sun for another year. So far...not off to a great start, but may as well continue this decade of garbage with another list. As always, recommendations welcome.
| 1. | Arizmenda - Spiders Lust In The Dungeon’s Dust |
| 2. | Djevel - Naa Skrider Natten Sort |
| 3. | Imperial Triumphant - Spirit Of Ecstasy |
| 4. | Artificial Brain - Artificial Brain |
| 5. | Negative Plane - The Pact |
| + 40 more |
200+ Favorite Albums
Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.
Last updated: 1 July 2026.
Last updated: 1 July 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
| + 278 more |
MSA 2022 All Write-ins
Taken around 8:30 pm GMT
There was no write-in for djent so I voted for one.
Not totally clean (trolls in last categories are kept for fun),
Thanks to the person who curated most of the write-is since…
There was no write-in for djent so I voted for one.
Not totally clean (trolls in last categories are kept for fun),
Thanks to the person who curated most of the write-is since…
| 1. | A.A. Williams - As The Moon Rests |
| 2. | Disturbed - Divisive |
| 3. | Dog Fashion Disco - Cult Classic |
| 4. | Fleshwater - We're Not Here To Be Loved |
| 5. | Greg Puciato - Mirrorcell |
| + 924 more |
400+ Favorite Songs
Last updated on 1 July 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| + 467 more |
Best Of 2022
| 1. | Witcher - Lélekharang |
| 2. | Jani Liimatainen - My Father's Son |
| 3. | Civil War - Invaders |
| 4. | An Abstract Illusion - Woe |
| 5. | Evergrey - A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament) |
| + 139 more |
Death Is Only The Beginning (Of This List)
This is a list of all the death metal albums I have listened to that I thought were at all worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is just a record of my own listening experience that I use…
| 1. | Death - The Sound Of Perseverance |
| 2. | Death - Symbolic |
| 3. | At The Gates - With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness |
| 4. | At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul |
| 5. | Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side |
| + 570 more |
22 Favorite 2022 Albums
I ordered them from the most to the least cherished from top to bottom. This is probably the first year I can even put together 20+ favorite albums. I've never done as much exploration in a year,…
| 1. | Witcher - Lélekharang |
| 2. | Hath - All That Was Promised |
| 3. | Moonlight Sorcery - Piercing Through The Frozen Eternity |
| 4. | Immolation - Acts Of God |
| 5. | Phobophilic - Enveloping Absurdity |
| + 17 more |
Prnzo
even though 2021's list isn't final yet (are they ever?) - I'm compelled any-damn-way to rank the 2022's I've been bamboozled with the most... most of it happens to be metal in…
| 1. | Skin Tension - Omni |
| 2. | Devin Townsend - Lightwork |
| 3. | Persefone - Metanoia |
| 4. | Wilderun - Epigone |
| 5. | Sigh - Shiki |
| + 95 more |
My 20 Favorite Albums Of 2022
The best albums according to my perception
The first six albums are the perfect 10, the rest are ordered as a top
The first six albums are the perfect 10, the rest are ordered as a top
| 1. | White Ward - False Light |
| 2. | Imperial Triumphant - Spirit Of Ecstasy |
| 3. | Wormrot - Hiss |
| 4. | Blut Aus Nord - Disharmonium - Undreamable Abysses |
| 5. | Conjurer - Páthos |
| + 26 more |
Oldy's 2022 Albums Ranked
| 1. | White Ward - False Light |
| 2. | Gaerea - Mirage |
| 3. | Dream Unending - Song Of Salvation |
| 4. | Morkera - Entangled Excavations |
| 5. | An Abstract Illusion - Woe |
| + 264 more |
